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so it worked in iraq. but it was a failure in afghanistan. and petraeus has to take responsibility for that. i believe. because he is partly responsible. he and the other military brass who rolled obama, basically, kept putting pressure on him to repeat in afghanistan what did not work in iraq. at the same time, libya. and again, these two stories are tied together like this. we have completely overmilitarized our foreign policy. it's all about numbers of troops and generals. we forget there are diplomats in dangerous places, and sometimes, david, they get killed. it is a tragedy. to me, libya is not a scandal. it's a tragedy. it's a story of i think an incredibly courageous ambassador who wanted to work with the people on the ground and who produced something we have not seen since the arab uprising, which is masses of libyans on their own coming out to defend and praise our ambassador. again, precisely the kind of authentic surge that makes something possible. precisely what's missing in afghanistan. >> let me get a break in here. i want to
so it worked in iraq. but it was a failure in afghanistan. and petraeus has to take responsibility for that. i believe. because he is partly responsible. he and the other military brass who rolled obama, basically, kept putting pressure on him to repeat in afghanistan what did not work in iraq. at the same time, libya. and again, these two stories are tied together like this. we have completely overmilitarized our foreign policy. it's all about numbers of troops and generals. we forget there...
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the president noted to applause that this was the first veterans day since forces left iraq. an oversized american flag flying over domino's sugar refinery to commemorate veterans day. the pole had to be repaired after a storm knocked it down 25 years ago. >> today we're restoring that on veterans day, a 10 foot by 12-foot flag, which will rise up over the refinery and next to that iconic sign we'll have a flag over the harbor forever. >> the raising of the new flag is just one of the many ways the company is celebrating their 90th anniversary. the baltimore ravens along with the maryland food bank gathers food and funds for the hungry. hoping to exceed last year's total of $26,000, and more than 11,000 pounds of food to ensure a happy holiday season for families in need. every $1 donated supplies two meals. >> all the non-perishable food and the monetary donations are all staying here in maryland at the maryland food bank. there's a lot of people in need in baltimore. it's important, if you're able to give, to come out and do national. >> more than 460,000 people in the serv
the president noted to applause that this was the first veterans day since forces left iraq. an oversized american flag flying over domino's sugar refinery to commemorate veterans day. the pole had to be repaired after a storm knocked it down 25 years ago. >> today we're restoring that on veterans day, a 10 foot by 12-foot flag, which will rise up over the refinery and next to that iconic sign we'll have a flag over the harbor forever. >> the raising of the new flag is just one of...
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golden is a former first lieutenant in the national guard, injured in 2006, in ramadi, iraq, one of the most violent cities during one of the war's most violent years. >> i went over with 21 in my platoon. i lost a third of my guys. >> reporter: helping veterans deal with that kind of trauma is the other half of team rubinon's mission. >> we're taking vets, some of whom have been rolling stones since they got out of the military, without a mission, a purpose in life. and they're regaining that purpose. >> reporter: golden says this week in the rockaways has helped him more than the last several years. >> there are people around the country that came here on a moment's notice. because this is the opportunity for veterans to show people what we can do outside of combat. >> reporter: they are honored today for serving their country, something these vets prove they can do in and out of uniform. stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. >> that is our broadcast as we start out a new week. thank you for joining us, i'm brian williams, and of course we hope to see you back here tomorrow evening. goo
golden is a former first lieutenant in the national guard, injured in 2006, in ramadi, iraq, one of the most violent cities during one of the war's most violent years. >> i went over with 21 in my platoon. i lost a third of my guys. >> reporter: helping veterans deal with that kind of trauma is the other half of team rubinon's mission. >> we're taking vets, some of whom have been rolling stones since they got out of the military, without a mission, a purpose in life. and...
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wmd not in iraq and so forth. also, they can do very important things for presidents like the bin laden raid, which was a covert cia -- >> and i know from spending time with him in his current role how much he loved this job, was engaged by this job, and had tremendous band width in terms of his counterterror operations. so there will be a lot of questions about who replaces him and -- >> he was transforming the agency. he had a rocky start. but he was seeing a global visi vision, the economic future, looking at asia, looking at china. he was going well beyond the counterterror operations. really transform that. >> he did the honorable thing. he had to resign given this. i don't think there was any question. >> more on this when we discuss it with our roundtable, andrea mitchell, bob woodward, thank you both very much. >>> i want to turn now to two key voices in the senate, democratic senator from new york chuck schumer and oklahoma republican senator tom coburn. senators, welcome, both of you back to "meet the pr
wmd not in iraq and so forth. also, they can do very important things for presidents like the bin laden raid, which was a covert cia -- >> and i know from spending time with him in his current role how much he loved this job, was engaged by this job, and had tremendous band width in terms of his counterterror operations. so there will be a lot of questions about who replaces him and -- >> he was transforming the agency. he had a rocky start. but he was seeing a global visi vision,...
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as we now know that iraq did not have stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction. but she was commenting based on the information she had at the time. you said opponents of condoleezza rice were expressing sour grapes after an election loss. why is this different? >> because every intelligence agency in the world, including the british believe that iraq had weapons of mass destruction. that was an entirely different situation. look, i've taken on my own administration. whether it be the failure in iraq when i advocated for a surge, whether it be going after torture and saying that we have to stop it against my own administration and my own president from my own party. i take on things because when i believe they're wrong. four americans died that didn't have to die. and for someone to go out and convey something that is absolutely false to all america in my view that is irresponsibility. by the way, i share the president's praise of general petraeus for his service to the country. >> really quickly, if you don't mind, when he sits before the senate and house intell
as we now know that iraq did not have stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction. but she was commenting based on the information she had at the time. you said opponents of condoleezza rice were expressing sour grapes after an election loss. why is this different? >> because every intelligence agency in the world, including the british believe that iraq had weapons of mass destruction. that was an entirely different situation. look, i've taken on my own administration. whether it be the...
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he was the man who turned around the boards in iraq again -- and afghanistan. >> he is a bigger people respected. >> it couldn't -- it could have been a career under -- ender. >> resignation comes on the heels of president obama saying he thinks the majority of americans agree with his approach to averting that so- called fiscal cliff. if lawmakers cannot agree on a deal in -- and combination of tax cuts, it kicks oin on gingrey first bank could result in another recession. -- on january 1 and could result in another recession. >> maryland is very much in the cross hairs of the fiscal cliff. >> he says john hopkins university was -- would also take a big hit. it is the leading recipient of the nih research grant. experts predict maryland would be in a recession by early next year. >> i was excited to see you again. i missed you like crazy. i do not missing any more when you come in the weather is glorious. now i love you even more. >> we have some great stuff. we will continue to love for a couple of days. right now at bwi, 85. much milder temperatures. -- 55. much milder temperatures.
he was the man who turned around the boards in iraq again -- and afghanistan. >> he is a bigger people respected. >> it couldn't -- it could have been a career under -- ender. >> resignation comes on the heels of president obama saying he thinks the majority of americans agree with his approach to averting that so- called fiscal cliff. if lawmakers cannot agree on a deal in -- and combination of tax cuts, it kicks oin on gingrey first bank could result in another recession. --...
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commander in iraq and afghanistan. be sure to stick around for nightly news with brian williams for more on the resignation. begins right after the news at 6:00. >> for the past couple of years, megastore as in maryland have cost consumers more than -- storms in maryland have cost consumers more than $600 million. the panel came up with a number of recommendations designed to reduce the frequency of power outages. the report is now in the hands of the public utilities service commission. david has details. >> hot the report recommends tying approval of rate increases to a record of resiliency. maggeden cost consumers $300 million. hurricane irene cost consumers $312 million. horatio cost consumers $320 million. the impact includes replacing perishable food, restaurant hotels and restaurant meals and hotel stays made necessary because of the storm. report -- a great resiliency task force investigated what steps could be taken. look the staffing levels, emergency procedures, regulatory reforms and utilities to recover th
commander in iraq and afghanistan. be sure to stick around for nightly news with brian williams for more on the resignation. begins right after the news at 6:00. >> for the past couple of years, megastore as in maryland have cost consumers more than -- storms in maryland have cost consumers more than $600 million. the panel came up with a number of recommendations designed to reduce the frequency of power outages. the report is now in the hands of the public utilities service commission....
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afterward, they visited section 60 in arlington dedicated to service members who died in iraq and afghanistan. the shared private words with family members. president noted this was the first veterans day since american forces left irqaq. aq. an oversized american flag is flying over dominoes sugar factory tonight. the pole had to be repaired 25 years ago when it was knocked down during the storm. investigators checked out a fight between two groups of people at a flea market in dundalk. one man was taken to the hospital with non life- threatening injuries. dozens of people witnessed the fight and it left many of the shaken up. >> i just seen the guy laying on the ground and the ambulance coming in. and basically, i was trying to stay away because i did not know what else was going on around here. >> police say two men were arrested but no charges have been filed. >> today was a gem, by november standards, especially after what we have had the past couple of weeks. very nice weather. some changes are on the way it. on our radar, we are clear. some high, thin clouds will make for a pretty suns
afterward, they visited section 60 in arlington dedicated to service members who died in iraq and afghanistan. the shared private words with family members. president noted this was the first veterans day since american forces left irqaq. aq. an oversized american flag is flying over dominoes sugar factory tonight. the pole had to be repaired 25 years ago when it was knocked down during the storm. investigators checked out a fight between two groups of people at a flea market in dundalk. one...
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>> colonel boylan was a spokesman for jen petraeus in iraq. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> what was his state of mind when you spoke to him over the weekend, and what did he tell you about all of this? >> he's keenly aware that he has injured his family to a great degree and also based on his poor judgment and a little bit lack of discipline has lost one of the best jobs he ever had. he is devastated, you could say, and you could also say that it's going to take a long time for the family or sometime for the family to get through this, but they will. >> was he embarrassed? >> yes. i would say he is embarrassed, but he's keenly aware of the hurt and pain he's caused, and he is concerned that people understand that this, one, happened after he had retired from the army. the affair started approximately two months after he was in the cia, and it ended about four months ago. >> at least initially there were some questions about whether he had to resign. did he explain why he felt it was important that he leave his post as director of the
>> colonel boylan was a spokesman for jen petraeus in iraq. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> what was his state of mind when you spoke to him over the weekend, and what did he tell you about all of this? >> he's keenly aware that he has injured his family to a great degree and also based on his poor judgment and a little bit lack of discipline has lost one of the best jobs he ever had. he is devastated, you could say, and you could also say that it's going to...
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petraeus was in the comeback forces in iraq. he says he is stunned about the news of his former boss. new details are emerging about how this all came to light. according to multiple sources the down fall of general david petraeus all started with a seemingly unrelated complaint to the fbi. officials say it was triggered by e-mails from petraeus' biographer, paula broadwell, to another woman not related to petraeus who felt she was being harassed and complained to the fbi. officials say in recent weeks the fbi traced the e-mails to broadwell and only stumbled on the relationship with tpetraeus as a result. >> my first reaction was disbelief. >> reporter: now petraeus' former spokesperson steven boylan is speaking out. he worked with the the the from 2005 to 2008 including in iraq. the two have remained close and spoke by phone on saturday. >> he said he had an excellent job, an exceptional family. he had had a great relationship he thought with the white house and, in his words, he screwed up. and he knows it. >> reporter: offic
petraeus was in the comeback forces in iraq. he says he is stunned about the news of his former boss. new details are emerging about how this all came to light. according to multiple sources the down fall of general david petraeus all started with a seemingly unrelated complaint to the fbi. officials say it was triggered by e-mails from petraeus' biographer, paula broadwell, to another woman not related to petraeus who felt she was being harassed and complained to the fbi. officials say in...
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. >> general david petraeus, a four star general, is known for turning around the war in iraq. >> his admission that he had an extramarital affair forcing his resignation at cia director set off shock waves across washington. it was part of an fbi investigation and if t has many wondering if he compromised national security. >> that's not the only big story. president obama and house speaker john boehner appear to be drawing lines in the sand on that looming fiscal cliff. big tax hikes and spending cuts that could take effect at the end of the year if they can't find a compromise. >>> also, it sounds crazy, but apparently it's real. you'll meet some people who are addicted to the internet. >>> and with prices skyrocketing at the super market, we have tips on stretching your dollar and making your groceries last longer. >>> and speaking of money, famous women making it fashionable to recycle outfits. >>> i wore this suit six weeks ago, okay? >> and a poodle mix that was rescued from a trash heat and who is blind. i watched this piece earlier today, it brings tears to your eyes. >>> we
. >> general david petraeus, a four star general, is known for turning around the war in iraq. >> his admission that he had an extramarital affair forcing his resignation at cia director set off shock waves across washington. it was part of an fbi investigation and if t has many wondering if he compromised national security. >> that's not the only big story. president obama and house speaker john boehner appear to be drawing lines in the sand on that looming fiscal cliff. big...
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steven boylen is petraeus's former spokesperson and served with him in iraq. he has spoken to petraeus twice this weekend, and says his former boss is remorseful. >> he said he had an excellent job and in his words, he screwed up, and he knows it. >> reporter: a senior law enforcement official told nbc news that fbi agents interviewed general petraeus in late october, and concluded there was no control violation. members of congress are asking why the fbi did not inform them or the president sooner. >> we received no advance notice. it was like a lightning bolt. i mean, this is something that could have had an effect on national security. i think we should have been told. there is a way to do it. >> reporter: this comes as we are learning more about the days leading up to petraeus's resignation. house majority leader eric cantor said in late october he was tipped off about the situation. in a statement, cantor said, "i was contacted by an fbi employee concerned that sensitive classified information may have been compromised and made certain director mueller wa
steven boylen is petraeus's former spokesperson and served with him in iraq. he has spoken to petraeus twice this weekend, and says his former boss is remorseful. >> he said he had an excellent job and in his words, he screwed up, and he knows it. >> reporter: a senior law enforcement official told nbc news that fbi agents interviewed general petraeus in late october, and concluded there was no control violation. members of congress are asking why the fbi did not inform them or the...
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served our country twice in iraq. what else would you want people to know about your friend? >> he was just a great family guy and an avid hunter. was a musician, loved to play drums and i go tar, and i got to hear him play several times and just an all-around american hero in my opinion. >> well, he sounds like an extraordinary man and certainly acted with such bravery last night. cory rogers, our condolences to the family and thank you for sharing your story this morning. >> thank you, savannah, and i'll let them know. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> and now here's matt. >> david hersman heads up the national transportation safety board. chairman, good morning to you. >> good morning, matt. >> in a statement from union pacific they say according to their preliminary reports the crossing lights were working. the crossing gate was working. how could this happen? >> you know, there's always a lot of conflicting information in the beginning of an investigation so when we get on scene we've got to corroborate all of the data with the witness interviews. we'll be looking at t
served our country twice in iraq. what else would you want people to know about your friend? >> he was just a great family guy and an avid hunter. was a musician, loved to play drums and i go tar, and i got to hear him play several times and just an all-around american hero in my opinion. >> well, he sounds like an extraordinary man and certainly acted with such bravery last night. cory rogers, our condolences to the family and thank you for sharing your story this morning. >>...
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he was a four-star, the best known warrior of his generation, leader of combat forces in iraq and afghanistan before his commander-in-chief asked him to retire from the military and leave the cia. >> i have no doubt that director petraeus will guide our intelligence officials as they continue to adapt. >> i feel deeply if confirmed, to continue the endeavors which so much have given so much. >> reporter: but today, he announced after being married for 37 years, i showed extremely poor judgment by engaging in the extramarital affair. it was a stunning fall from grace, david petraeus had rocketed to the top of the military, a distinguished cadet, who married holly, the daughter of the sunday, father of two, including a son who roeptly returned from active duty. >> as you notice, my wife, holly, is with me here today, she has hung tough. >> reporter: holly is a part of the finance bureau, working there with elizabeth warren. earlier this year, david petraeus was the subject of another biography, by paula broadwell. >> when i was in kabul, i would do a lot of interviews on runs. >> reporter: nbc
he was a four-star, the best known warrior of his generation, leader of combat forces in iraq and afghanistan before his commander-in-chief asked him to retire from the military and leave the cia. >> i have no doubt that director petraeus will guide our intelligence officials as they continue to adapt. >> i feel deeply if confirmed, to continue the endeavors which so much have given so much. >> reporter: but today, he announced after being married for 37 years, i showed...
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evening, the last time missiles landed anywhere near tel aviv in israel, they were fired by saddam in iraq. tonight, they were taken into a bomb shelter. and that is how real this conflict has become between the palestinians and gaza. this could turn into a full ground war very quickly. rocket fire from gaza is being answered with air strikes from israel, israel saying they're ready, at least, to launch a ground invasion as a next step. and for the rest of the world in plain english, here we go again. this conflict is starting up quickly. more from martin fletcher in tel aviv, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, it does look like israel and hamas are edging closer to war in gaza, a war that neither side wants, but it does appear closer with every hour that passes. terror in israel. there is another one, a soldier screams. more than 200 missiles fired at israel today. and in gaza, despair. burying a child killed in an israeli attack. israel today launched at least 200 attacks against palestinian targets, most of them against stock piles of long-range rockets, trying to eliminate that t
evening, the last time missiles landed anywhere near tel aviv in israel, they were fired by saddam in iraq. tonight, they were taken into a bomb shelter. and that is how real this conflict has become between the palestinians and gaza. this could turn into a full ground war very quickly. rocket fire from gaza is being answered with air strikes from israel, israel saying they're ready, at least, to launch a ground invasion as a next step. and for the rest of the world in plain english, here we go...
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when we caught up with them in the hours afterwards, peter, a 9/11 responder and an iraq war veteran say they got out just in time. but he ended up being carried by the storm surge on a neighbor's roof. >> the water was so rough coming in that we were afraid we were going to drown. >> reporter: even now, he still can't believe he survived. >> that was all that was on my mind the whole time. i promised myself i'm coming home. my wife wouldn't be able to go without me. i didn't die in the trade center or baghdad, and i won't die in the front of my house in an ocean. >> reporter: while they worry they may go bankrupt, they are trying to stay strong emotionally. >> like anything you love that you lose, you have to mourn it. you have to move on. >> just keep swimming. >> reporter: two families among tens of thousands in the new york area just trying to move on. ann curry, nbc news, staten island. >> ann's return to staten island was for tonight's new broadcast of "rock center." and we hope you can join us at 10:00, 9:00 central. >>> and the pentagon says a u.s. drone was fired on by iran
when we caught up with them in the hours afterwards, peter, a 9/11 responder and an iraq war veteran say they got out just in time. but he ended up being carried by the storm surge on a neighbor's roof. >> the water was so rough coming in that we were afraid we were going to drown. >> reporter: even now, he still can't believe he survived. >> that was all that was on my mind the whole time. i promised myself i'm coming home. my wife wouldn't be able to go without me. i didn't...
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. >> in 2007, he led the troop surge in iraq. president obama asked him to lead troops in afghanistan. his retirement lasted a week. he was sworn meant to head the cia. >> hallie jackson, thank you. >> police all looking for a late-night shooting in north baltimore. officers responded just after 10:00 p.m. on sunday. homicide detectives were called to the same. a taco bell manager remains in critical condition after confronting two man in howard county. the manager was shot several times in columbia. police are still looking for the suspects. >> there was a brawl that sends one person to the hospital. kim dacey has more in towson with the latest on the story. good morning. >> good morning. police are trying to figure what happened in the parking lot of the north point flea market yesterday afternoon. police said the brawl broke out around 1:00 p.m. the commotion attracted the attention of shoppers. one man was taken to the hospital after he was hit in the upper body by a rubber mallet. his injuries are not life- threatening. two
. >> in 2007, he led the troop surge in iraq. president obama asked him to lead troops in afghanistan. his retirement lasted a week. he was sworn meant to head the cia. >> hallie jackson, thank you. >> police all looking for a late-night shooting in north baltimore. officers responded just after 10:00 p.m. on sunday. homicide detectives were called to the same. a taco bell manager remains in critical condition after confronting two man in howard county. the manager was shot...
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military veterans, including a two-time purple heart recipient from the iraq war. it happened during an event to honor the veterans. our report tonight from nbc's janet shamlian. >> reporter: a scene in midland, a celebration of american heroes turns tragic, as two flat bed trailers, part of a parade honoring the veterans went across the track. witnesses say the arm lowered and a train slammed into the trailer. >> i couldn't believe what i saw, as the arm came down, i heard the horn but it hit it within three seconds. >> reporter: 16 were hurt, and four veterans who survived the battlefield lost their lives on the street. gary stouffer, army sergeant joshua michael, sergeant michael believed to have sacrificed his life for his wife, daylyn, when he pushed her from the trailer just before the impact. >> it was chaos, loud, noisy, people were panicking. >> reporter: the parade was just blocked from going through a banquet. they have collected video from the train and the escort car. >> we just continue to pray together. >> reporter: as a heartbroken community mourns
military veterans, including a two-time purple heart recipient from the iraq war. it happened during an event to honor the veterans. our report tonight from nbc's janet shamlian. >> reporter: a scene in midland, a celebration of american heroes turns tragic, as two flat bed trailers, part of a parade honoring the veterans went across the track. witnesses say the arm lowered and a train slammed into the trailer. >> i couldn't believe what i saw, as the arm came down, i heard the horn...
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. >>> an iraq war contractor has been fined $85 million by a jury in portland, oregon. veshl the verdict came in the case of a dozen soldiers who developed respiratory problems. kbr has been ordered to pay each of the soldiers about $7 million in damages. >>> the pentagon has released more details to the military response to the september assault in benghazi. two teams of special operations forces deployed from central europe and the united states, but the attack that left the u.s. ambassador and three other americans dead had ended before they could get there. u.s. officials are trying to refute news reports that say the cia told its personnel to stand down. >>> the true that will decorate the grounds of the u.s. capital for the holidays is being prepped for its trip to washington. the 73-foot spruce was harvested friday from white river national forest in colorado. crews will take two days wrapping the tree before it makes its way east. most of the transportation costs are being paid through private donations and sponsored. >>> and in another holiday sign, the traditi
. >>> an iraq war contractor has been fined $85 million by a jury in portland, oregon. veshl the verdict came in the case of a dozen soldiers who developed respiratory problems. kbr has been ordered to pay each of the soldiers about $7 million in damages. >>> the pentagon has released more details to the military response to the september assault in benghazi. two teams of special operations forces deployed from central europe and the united states, but the attack that left the...
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she and her husband served in iraq. she told me her story of how much it helped the family. i felt moved to write a novel about how it can affect the entire family. >> this is fiction. set the stage. what's the book about? >> it's about a young woman in college. she has a boyfriend who is very ambitious, wants to be in congress one day. they go to his family farm. she's going to have a baby. his brother came back from afghanistan. the family doesn't realize that right away. as they learn about it and realize what's going on, they try to help him. that's a common problem for families. the soldier is resistant. the family doesn't know what to do. from there everything hits the fan. they try to deal with it. in some ways it's too late. >> this affects everyone in a family. not just the soldier. and how they can help resolve this. >> not only the soldier which is very important but everybody who loves the soldier. something that's can get left out of the dialogue about it that you're dealing with something that affects the entire family. >> this came out in october. it >>'s deal
she and her husband served in iraq. she told me her story of how much it helped the family. i felt moved to write a novel about how it can affect the entire family. >> this is fiction. set the stage. what's the book about? >> it's about a young woman in college. she has a boyfriend who is very ambitious, wants to be in congress one day. they go to his family farm. she's going to have a baby. his brother came back from afghanistan. the family doesn't realize that right away. as they...
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asyri who grew up in saudi arabia joined al qaeda because he was outraged as iraq and abu grabe. he turned so ruthless, he even turned his little brother sabela into a serial bomber. al qaeda documented the operation. here abdullah is saying a last goodbye to his big brother as he heads off with his underwear bomb to blow himself up next to the saudi prince. >> the bomb blast went almost directly upward, so it blew a hole in the roof. >> blew a hole in the roof? >> it's a very powerful bomb. >> reporter: amazingly, the explosion directly in front of the prince didn't kill him, but the attempted assassination made stopping asyri an even higher priority of the united states and its allies. the place they think they're most likely to find him is yemen's deep south, so we decided to go there. we left sunna and headed for the province of abian. the dark areas of our map are mostly ungoverned, where nobody is in charge. to ensure our safety, the yemeni government supplied us with an escort. foreigners need permission to come to this part of the country. it remains a dangerous place. in
asyri who grew up in saudi arabia joined al qaeda because he was outraged as iraq and abu grabe. he turned so ruthless, he even turned his little brother sabela into a serial bomber. al qaeda documented the operation. here abdullah is saying a last goodbye to his big brother as he heads off with his underwear bomb to blow himself up next to the saudi prince. >> the bomb blast went almost directly upward, so it blew a hole in the roof. >> blew a hole in the roof? >> it's a very...
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only had afghanistan and iraq and iran and all that other stuff to deal with so maybe he just wasn't that busy, i don't know. >> they found some time. >> we've got to talk about this restaurant review. >> take two. >> from the "new york times." >> our take two. absolutely brutal, funny to some people but probably not that funny to guy fieri talking about his new restaurant, "guy's american kitchen & bar" right here in times square. pete wells is the restaurant critic who writes in the "times." sampling written in the form of question. guy fieri, have you eaten at your new restaurant in times square? did you notice the menu was an unreliable predictor of what actually came to the table? >> i like this one. >> did you try that blue drink the one that flows like nuclear waste? >> and it goes on and on and on. what exactly about a small salad with four or five miniature croutons make guy's big bite cesare big, b, famous and talks about the awesome pretzel chicken tenders, how far from awesome are they. >> and when we hear the word donkey sauce, what part of the donk rewe supposed to talk
only had afghanistan and iraq and iran and all that other stuff to deal with so maybe he just wasn't that busy, i don't know. >> they found some time. >> we've got to talk about this restaurant review. >> take two. >> from the "new york times." >> our take two. absolutely brutal, funny to some people but probably not that funny to guy fieri talking about his new restaurant, "guy's american kitchen & bar" right here in times square. pete...
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when then president bush the first was asking secretary of state james baker to hold talks with iraq about getting saddam hussein to pull his troops out of kuwait not long after they had invaded kuwait. that's the right analogy for these fiscal cliff talks, believe it or not. at the time we, investors, traders, actually thought could you make a deal with saddam. we believed you could sit down with tariq aziz and halfer out a compromise. for some ridiculous reason we thought it would have to be done over the weekend. short sellers have been making a killing since saddam invaded kuwait that summer. dow dropping from 2900 to 2350 as the stalemate dragged on. the shorts feared these aziz/bush talks. they didn't want to see the juicy top get obliterated. i would reel in or bring in my short positions friday morning unlike those who came in at the close so i could sleep soundly over the weekend. so i didn't have to wake up to a headline saddam agrees to pull back, u.s. rebuilds kuwait. you had to believe he would do something rational like that. did saddam think he could beat the united st
when then president bush the first was asking secretary of state james baker to hold talks with iraq about getting saddam hussein to pull his troops out of kuwait not long after they had invaded kuwait. that's the right analogy for these fiscal cliff talks, believe it or not. at the time we, investors, traders, actually thought could you make a deal with saddam. we believed you could sit down with tariq aziz and halfer out a compromise. for some ridiculous reason we thought it would have to be...
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. >>> violence in the middle east this morning in iraq. a car bomb has exploded near a military base north of baghdad killing at least 27 people and wounding dozens of others. meantime this morning in syria, gunmen assassinate the the brother of the parliament speaker in damascus. this as the government shutters the office of hamas breaking with the militant group it once backed against israel. >>> officials from american airlines and u.s. airways are reportedly meeting today to discuss the benefits and downsides of a possible merger. both airlines announced last week that they had signed a non-disclosure agreement and would exchange confidential information while they evaluate a potential combination. american's parent company filed for bankruptcy protection nearly one year ago. >>> "x" factor judge britney spears is becoming a woman of letters. the pop star is currently in talks with the publishers to write her first solo novel. the hollywood reporter says the work of fiction would probably incorporate elements of spears' real life. spea
. >>> violence in the middle east this morning in iraq. a car bomb has exploded near a military base north of baghdad killing at least 27 people and wounding dozens of others. meantime this morning in syria, gunmen assassinate the the brother of the parliament speaker in damascus. this as the government shutters the office of hamas breaking with the militant group it once backed against israel. >>> officials from american airlines and u.s. airways are reportedly meeting today...
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the thing we've spent the most money on, a trillion-plus dollars, that's been bringing democracy to iraq and afghanistan, with very questionable results. people i've spoken to, experts in the field say, we would be a lot safer, not just richer, if he had spent a lot of that money on improving infrastructure. that is not to say that counterterrorism isn't important. it certainly is. but they're related because the stronger your society is, the more protected you are also from a terrorist attack. >> may have to keep you around to cover this for a while. richard engel, thanks. good to see you. this disaster has been a great equalizer. if you're living in a place where the water rises, the power goes out, that makes you just like everybody else. those who can try to help and because you never know who you're going to meet on the streets of new york, here's what happened when we met up with alec baldwin and his wife. that encounter from nbc's natalie morales. >> reporter: we're used to seeing alec baldwin like this. work. >> reporter: or as the popular target of the tabloids. but that's not h
the thing we've spent the most money on, a trillion-plus dollars, that's been bringing democracy to iraq and afghanistan, with very questionable results. people i've spoken to, experts in the field say, we would be a lot safer, not just richer, if he had spent a lot of that money on improving infrastructure. that is not to say that counterterrorism isn't important. it certainly is. but they're related because the stronger your society is, the more protected you are also from a terrorist attack....
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it was hit by a freight train killing four decorated veterans of the iraq and afghanistan wars. >>> upsets reign supreme. two teams vying for a bcs tate l might have played themselves right out of consideration. number one oregon, number two kansas were upset, literally they were so upset. the ducks offense was stifled by stanford's 17-14 in overtime. that's a big loss. baylor literally ran over the wildcats, 52-24, which leads notre dame as the only remaining eligible unbeaten team left. notre dame was like, that was easy. we'll take it. >>> and finally, new jersey's governor christie may get a surprise drop-in on "snl" with seth myers last night. christie thanked the red cross for all its help, and then he thanked his police for all its help. the same blue fleece he's been wearing every day since hurricane sandy. >> i also give a special thanks to my lovely wife who is here tonight who put up with a husband who has smelled like a wet fleece for the past three weeks. >> you have been wearing that fleece a lot. >> it's used to my skin at this point. >> i have seen you wearing suits. >> i w
it was hit by a freight train killing four decorated veterans of the iraq and afghanistan wars. >>> upsets reign supreme. two teams vying for a bcs tate l might have played themselves right out of consideration. number one oregon, number two kansas were upset, literally they were so upset. the ducks offense was stifled by stanford's 17-14 in overtime. that's a big loss. baylor literally ran over the wildcats, 52-24, which leads notre dame as the only remaining eligible unbeaten team...
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hopefully a movie in iraq about eric maddox. >> well, i know you will not be an unemployed actor for long. it's great to see you and thank you for coming by. we really appreciate it. >> thanks a lot. >> and we should remind everybody that "breaking down part ii" opens next friday the 16th. and up next, a humiliating punishment for that driver who uses a sidewalk to get around a school bus. remember that? we'll talk about it with "today's" professionals right after this. the wheat in every mini-wheat has gotta be just right. perfect golden color. rich in fiber. my dad taught me, and i taught my son out there. morning, pa. wait... who's driving the...? ♪ 99 bushels of wheat on the farm, 99 bushels of wheat ♪ [ male announcer ] yep, there's 8 layers of whole grain fiber in those mini-wheats® biscuits... to help keep you full... ♪ 45 bushels of wheat ...all morning long. there's a big breakfast... [ mini ] yee haw! ...in those fun little biscuits. and eddy said the toys might not be ready! eddy? the elf! ♪ [ radio announcer ] today's forecast: it's snowing snowballs and snow bri
hopefully a movie in iraq about eric maddox. >> well, i know you will not be an unemployed actor for long. it's great to see you and thank you for coming by. we really appreciate it. >> thanks a lot. >> and we should remind everybody that "breaking down part ii" opens next friday the 16th. and up next, a humiliating punishment for that driver who uses a sidewalk to get around a school bus. remember that? we'll talk about it with "today's" professionals...
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the contracting business in iraq is very very lucrative. i was getting really angry i mean especially because i knew that a lot of these prisoners that i saw with ease injuries from from abuse and torture really hadn't done anything they were part of the insurgency they were just picked up for no reason at all were interrogating taxi drivers and pizza delivery guys. it was just you know we call them average off it using methods such as torture and also using people who are not qualified to do this job has resulted bad information and therefore. problems for national security and for the soldiers because you're you're getting information that's no good in a lot of areas where you start noticing a lot of you know a lot of hostility against american soldiers it's not because the soldiers are doing a lot of long things it's because something maybe good communication that had been transmitted to them is going to transmit it to them probably and professionally as surface so most of us interest these i think they wish they were high i think his lo
the contracting business in iraq is very very lucrative. i was getting really angry i mean especially because i knew that a lot of these prisoners that i saw with ease injuries from from abuse and torture really hadn't done anything they were part of the insurgency they were just picked up for no reason at all were interrogating taxi drivers and pizza delivery guys. it was just you know we call them average off it using methods such as torture and also using people who are not qualified to do...
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you should have never been to iraq. because he are everywhere. you have hundreds if not thousands of these trucks driving north and south on this route it's every day bringing supplies to other military bases. most of the people who are trying for. foreign workers they are from pakistan. india. sometimes there would be a national driving trucks u.s. civilians. heard about the jobs or another truck driver friendly calexico california we were sitting there waiting for a load he told me this was his last load he was going over scenes from there you know i sent my resume and. i thought i was really going to be doing a lot of reconstruction in iraq. well i could see me holy fuel maybe to a place i had loaders and dozers you know. we never wanted to go be in a battle or fight a fright we wanted to take over for a loser makes money to reconstruct iraq his brother wasn't any kind so he always wished that he had done something like that he's just a good ole boy and he thought it was such a great cause to go and help rebuild and got a job with halliburton
you should have never been to iraq. because he are everywhere. you have hundreds if not thousands of these trucks driving north and south on this route it's every day bringing supplies to other military bases. most of the people who are trying for. foreign workers they are from pakistan. india. sometimes there would be a national driving trucks u.s. civilians. heard about the jobs or another truck driver friendly calexico california we were sitting there waiting for a load he told me this was...
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is iraq. there's some indication, and i don't have the conclusions, but some of this anthrax may have come from iraq. >> no, that's not right. no we were not greeted as liberators and the iraq war wasn't easy. it turned out not to be cool to muddle through in afghanistan for 12 years. muddle through was his suggested policy proposal. he suggested back in 1994 our approach toward north korea should be to threaten them with extinction. he said when running for president in 2008, he said we are all georgians now and the u.s. should think about going to war with russia. u.s., war with russia, what could possibly go wrong. it's also often his basic grasp of the facts. >> it's common knowledge and has been reported in the media that al qaeda is going back into iran and receiving training and are coming back into iraq from iran. that's well known. >> i'm sorry. the iranians are training extremists, not al qaeda. i'm sorry. >> you and i are both students of history and seen this movie before. when ron
is iraq. there's some indication, and i don't have the conclusions, but some of this anthrax may have come from iraq. >> no, that's not right. no we were not greeted as liberators and the iraq war wasn't easy. it turned out not to be cool to muddle through in afghanistan for 12 years. muddle through was his suggested policy proposal. he suggested back in 1994 our approach toward north korea should be to threaten them with extinction. he said when running for president in 2008, he said we...
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he wants to arm everybody. >> not leave iraq? >> not leave iraq. surge, surge worked in iraq. it didn't. a surge was going to work in afghanistan, he pushed for that. it didn't. you forgot about the surge we should have had in afghanistan after 9/11, as we went off into iraq. so it's this one size fits all, bomb, bomb, bomb, fill in the blank. so i guess obama has a light footprint, whatever that means, because he doesn't want to bomb everybody, arm everybody, and be a bull in the china shop in the middle east. >> do you think that -- even if they are coming from this place that i think you and i agree on is frustrating in terms of john mccain's prom nance on this subject. if the president wants to nominate susan rice for secretary of state, should they be taking the john mccain e threats seriously? do you think he could stop it? >> i don't think he could stop it. i don't think they should take seriously. his power is just about noise because the republican party really doesn't care about it. yes, there are a group of people in the house who agree with him. he's now lost one o
he wants to arm everybody. >> not leave iraq? >> not leave iraq. surge, surge worked in iraq. it didn't. a surge was going to work in afghanistan, he pushed for that. it didn't. you forgot about the surge we should have had in afghanistan after 9/11, as we went off into iraq. so it's this one size fits all, bomb, bomb, bomb, fill in the blank. so i guess obama has a light footprint, whatever that means, because he doesn't want to bomb everybody, arm everybody, and be a bull in the...
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well yeah just briefly before afghanistan and iraq you know it's interesting it's true that may be from the thirty's to the late sixty's our policies towards places like central america were much more egregious and much more sort of blatantly in favor of dictatorship i can mention a number and go down the line but now yes it's true it's a little less egregious but we can still talk about places like say hundred of us where the obama administration has supported the military coup that took place there in two thousand and nine. a giant giant increase in human rights abuses as occurred by the government there were supporting paramilitary groups there are da basically commando style troops are in there there's been a number of incidents where civilians have been killed and this is all in the name of the drug war and but it's basically about keeping control over at least a few states and central america. so this is i mean and to mr caruthers point you know what does it say about our commitment to democracy when it only occurs when democracy happens to conform to our interests which i think o
well yeah just briefly before afghanistan and iraq you know it's interesting it's true that may be from the thirty's to the late sixty's our policies towards places like central america were much more egregious and much more sort of blatantly in favor of dictatorship i can mention a number and go down the line but now yes it's true it's a little less egregious but we can still talk about places like say hundred of us where the obama administration has supported the military coup that took place...
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so many like you have died in iraq my son died in iraq i don't agree you don't agree with brother dave my son is in the arena i don't know what is crafty i'm going to find it for you if there's. going to keep putting my sone at marie. and if you do original films. but he will always be remembered. i repeat. independent of the war in. the necessary that i support the marine corps specifically but please. to link. to the boys. and we will serve to make sure your thinking. for the rest of. his source was an ordinary boy only korean to it after years he was mischievous. like to tease his sisters was that he loved them a lot but all. this is wanted to be a policeman until when a single when he was thirteen he met a military recruiters in san diego v.a. when i see him sent on the you. a little they told him that heavy and rolled in the u.s. army later if he could join the drug enforcement agency and become an international police officer in the. division doing we made the decision to move to the us under pressure from bases and olivia the only. again they wanted to join the u.s. army and. ju
so many like you have died in iraq my son died in iraq i don't agree you don't agree with brother dave my son is in the arena i don't know what is crafty i'm going to find it for you if there's. going to keep putting my sone at marie. and if you do original films. but he will always be remembered. i repeat. independent of the war in. the necessary that i support the marine corps specifically but please. to link. to the boys. and we will serve to make sure your thinking. for the rest of. his...
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a special report iraq. tucked in between the russian mainland japan and the suckling island is the island of minute on named after french seafarer who discovered it it is described as the pride of the sakhalin region we'll take a look at what's in store for us here. until two thousand and four the island was part of the borders own and was completely restricted to visit this no this picturesque place is open to tourists unique plants and animals are its top attraction. treaty has been exploring the deaths of the world sees for several decades but it's here at more your own island where he has finally found what he'd been looking for . the water here is very clear the visibility is very good and the underwater world here is extremely rich i've been to many diving locations across the planet including the island of bali but mine are on top of my list while some go to the cycling region to enjoy the sights others convert the islands nature's riches into a healthy dollar it is home to the biggest seafood proces
a special report iraq. tucked in between the russian mainland japan and the suckling island is the island of minute on named after french seafarer who discovered it it is described as the pride of the sakhalin region we'll take a look at what's in store for us here. until two thousand and four the island was part of the borders own and was completely restricted to visit this no this picturesque place is open to tourists unique plants and animals are its top attraction. treaty has been exploring...
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army he made the iraq war began on march twentieth. giving get on the twenty eighth just eight days later and i think three soldiers came to see me yeah i don't it's one of those i mean i'm just going to you. you know they called me at work and i came home. and they said mr suarez your son is a hero but you know he died tonight in the battlefield the iraqi soldiers shot him in the head. i swear to those words destroyed my life. three days later a journalist called me. so you said mr suarez they lied to you and your son wasn't killed by the enemy so he was killed by friendly fire into the explain what happened. it is during the night of march twenty sixth. planes twenty thousand cluster bombs. into see it on march twenty seventh my son's unit marched on baghdad. and he stepped on an american cluster bomb. i mean nobody's paying me to talk to you it doesn't matter what i do will never come back i mean my grandson will never see his father again. but in each of your faces i see hey so. it was he visited more than five hundred schools arou
army he made the iraq war began on march twentieth. giving get on the twenty eighth just eight days later and i think three soldiers came to see me yeah i don't it's one of those i mean i'm just going to you. you know they called me at work and i came home. and they said mr suarez your son is a hero but you know he died tonight in the battlefield the iraqi soldiers shot him in the head. i swear to those words destroyed my life. three days later a journalist called me. so you said mr suarez they...
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the middle east it looks much more difficult and the interventions in libya and in afghanistan and iraq i think are are much more nuanced much more ambiguous and i agree with what john said and that is the u.s. is walking is walking very carefully here under under no illusions that to rush toward the ballot box in a place like bahrain or saudi arabia yemen would imperil some core american interests so john if we go back to you you don't see the united states promoting voting in saudi arabia any time soon do you though the people in bahrain are denied that no of course not. that's right the people in bahrain are denied several democratic rights and the people in saudi arabia of course that's one of the most horrible autocratic regimes in the world and it's also one of our closest allies and that actually happens that's you that's you can see that right through what charles said you know it's true that it's democracy promotion has been a creed of an american creed for a long time but all that really means is that it's been in bedded in the rhetoric of our political leaders where it hasn't
the middle east it looks much more difficult and the interventions in libya and in afghanistan and iraq i think are are much more nuanced much more ambiguous and i agree with what john said and that is the u.s. is walking is walking very carefully here under under no illusions that to rush toward the ballot box in a place like bahrain or saudi arabia yemen would imperil some core american interests so john if we go back to you you don't see the united states promoting voting in saudi arabia any...
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gating of halliburton overcharge for work already completed in iraq. and i had five star meals catered to him every day it was so lavish oros the vegetable platters beef platters fish platters cost plus contracts k.b.r. looked at it the more money we spend that's more money we get our pockets we have made over there compared to military when those guys were living in tents and we had our condition private which is the telephone we were staying on were completely malty everybody was getting sick well thrust the transactions are getting paid millions of dollars why can't even give us attempt. to look when. the soldiers are sleeping mom these little cars in the middle of the desert one of these k.b.r. executives are driving these forty thousand dollars vehicles they and their secretaries are driving at least a thirty to forty thousand dollars vehicle with everything imaginable all of that you could put on rome ramzan leather interior and cd players and all these extra minute these are you know you don't really need more time why do they need an h two hamm
gating of halliburton overcharge for work already completed in iraq. and i had five star meals catered to him every day it was so lavish oros the vegetable platters beef platters fish platters cost plus contracts k.b.r. looked at it the more money we spend that's more money we get our pockets we have made over there compared to military when those guys were living in tents and we had our condition private which is the telephone we were staying on were completely malty everybody was getting sick...
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watching some of these guys abuse a detainee in iraq. it was not a horrible offense that he committed. i saw them roughed him up. i reported it but i felt uncomfortable about it. i was not said it was also the same day i was slated to leave. the report came out after i left. that is the way the timing worked out. it puts you in an awkward situation with another embed. going door-to-door patrol with troops as they do a search. a close up a block and searched every house. there i was, still bartending to be an impartial reporter and i parted to these people's houses after nightfall with a bunch of american troops. in the 10 minutes allowed, before we move onto the next house, i have to explain, i am not with them. i am a journalist, not a soldier. what do you think about the trial of saddam hussein? give me your honest opinion. do not mind the marines. it is silly. there were a couple of years there where that was as close as i could get to talking to civilians. >> the largest embed i went on was in 2004 in iraq. my father was a former nav
watching some of these guys abuse a detainee in iraq. it was not a horrible offense that he committed. i saw them roughed him up. i reported it but i felt uncomfortable about it. i was not said it was also the same day i was slated to leave. the report came out after i left. that is the way the timing worked out. it puts you in an awkward situation with another embed. going door-to-door patrol with troops as they do a search. a close up a block and searched every house. there i was, still...